Plot: Two different mothers in two different worlds. The first one from comes from the western world, lives in France and after a tragic lost of her child is trying to continue living and find purpose of it. The other is coming from completely different world, very traditional, patriarchal society, where things change very slowly and where the women are married as exchange for money. The first one wants to die, the other wants to live. Their parallel paths converge when the one from the western society comes in the world of the other in the east. This intrusion turns, unintentionally and unconsciously into a very violent one.Read More »
Macedonia
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Teona Strugar Mitevska – The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears (2012)
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Teona Strugar Mitevska – Najsrekjniot Chovek Na Svetot AKA The Happiest Man in the World (2022) (HD)
2021-2030DramaMacedoniaTeona Strugar MitevskaAsja, a 40-year-old single woman, lives in Sarajevo. In order to meet new people, she ends up spending her Saturday in a speed dating event. She’s matched with Zoran, a 43-year-old banker. However, Zoran is not looking for love but forgiveness.Read More »
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Gjorce Stavreski – Iscelitel AKA Secret Ingredient (2017)
2011-2020ComedyDramaGjorce StavreskiMacedoniaVele an underpaid train mechanic gives his father a cake made of stolen marijuana to relieve his cancer pain, but he is cornered by the criminals who are searching for their drugs and the nosy neighbors who want a recipe for the “healing” cake.Read More »
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Teona Strugar Mitevska – Gospod postoi, imeto i’ e Petrunija AKA God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya (2019)
Teona Strugar Mitevska2011-2020DramaMacedoniaA Macedonian woman throws herself into a traditionally men-only ceremony, kicking up a ruckus and standing her ground.Read More »
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Darko Mitrevski & Aleksandar Popovski – Zbogum na dvaesetiot vek AKA Goodbye, 20th Century! (1998)
1991-2000Aleksandar PopovskiDarko MitrevskiFantasyMacedoniaSci-FiThe year is 2019 and the world has become a dystopian wasteland. A group of nomadic marauders attempt to execute a man named Kuzman as they believe he is responsible for the death of the children in their tribe. After shooting Kuzman several times, they discover that he is in fact immortal. Kuzman then roams the wasteland trying to discover his purpose and ultimately seeking his own death. Upon meeting a fellow immortal, his journey leads him to mythical ruins guarded by a Sentry, whom he will have to defeat to enter and discover the secrets held inside. Flashing back to New Year’s Eve in the year 1999, Kuzman discovers a connection between him and a violent Santa Claus impersonator who ends up in an insane situation after crashing a funeral.Read More »
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Teona Strugar Mitevska – Najsrekjniot Chovek Na Svetot AKA The Happiest Man In The World (2022)
2021-2030DramaMacedoniaTeona Strugar MitevskaAsja, a 40-year-old single woman, lives in Sarajevo. In order to meet new people, she ends up spending her Saturday in a speed dating event. She’s matched with Zoran, a 43-year-old banker. However, Zoran is not looking for love but forgiveness.Read More »
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Zdravko Velimirovic – Tvojot rodenden AKA Your Birthday (1961)
1961-1970DramaMacedoniaShort FilmYugoslavian Cinema under TitoZdravko VelimirovicQuote:
A little girl has a birthday party. It is attended by her parents’ friends. The gifts she has received pile up in her room, but many of them are the same. The neighbors object to the rowdiness and ask the caretaker to intervene. He goes to the flat where the party is. The girl opens the door. She invites the old caretaker into her room to show him the toys.Read More » -
Aco Petrovski – Tenda AKA Shelter (1955)
1951-1960Aco PetrovskiDocumentaryMacedoniaYugoslavian Cinema under TitoQuote:
The film describes the life of the last Macedonian nomadic ethnic group, so called Karakachani. In 18th century, their ancestors, ants of the Traco-Illyrian, leaded by Papucoroshi, as a result of the Turkish oppression withdrew from Gramos, passing through the Macedonian mountains. They settled the surroundings of the mountain Osogovo, particularly the village Vrbica, in Kochani’s district. Nowadays, they can be seen dressed in black, on market days through the towns of Eastern Macedonia. They are also known as Armany, Karavlachs, Cyncary, Crnoguncy and Vlachs, as they call themselves. In spring, before they leave on their nomadic trip with the flocks of sheep, at first they fleece the sheep and make various handmade products for domestic use.Read More » -
Dina Duma – Sestri AKA Sisterhood (2021) (HD)
2021-2030Dina DumaDramaMacedoniaJana and Maya are inseparable friends who fancy a guy at school, but their classmate gets there first. The friendship of the two adolescent girls is, however, threatened the moment they have to face the dire consequences of their manipulative behaviour. This subtle debut is set in the teen community, for whom amassing followers on social media is more important than cultivating genuine relationships. The film adopts an authentic approach to capture the formative moments of youth, which teach us to accept responsibility for our actions. The end result is a psychological probe in which Dina Duma betrays an unquestionable talent for depicting intimacy and rivalry between teenage girls, along with a seasoned gift for steering her cast.Read More »